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Case Reports
. 2021 Dec;36(12):4770-4772.
doi: 10.1111/jocs.16007. Epub 2021 Sep 21.

Device-based prevention of neurological events in coronary artery bypass patients with calcified ascending aorta

Michal Szlapka  1 , Philipp Peitsmeyer  2 , Stefanie Halder  1 , Oliver Natho  3 , Michael Lass  1 , Thorsten Hanke  1
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Device-based prevention of neurological events in coronary artery bypass patients with calcified ascending aorta

Michal Szlapka et al. J Card Surg. 2021 Dec.

Abstract

Patients with severely calcified aorta undergoing conventional cardiac surgery are at increased risk for postoperative neurologic deficits. Implementation of cerebroprotective devices may substantially reduce or even eliminate the risk of the adverse neurologic events, thus enabling surgical therapy, especially when interventional treatment cannot be considered an alternative option.

Keywords: aortic calcification; coronary artery bypass; neuroprotection; neuroprotective device; perioperative stroke.

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